[SCCC] W6PH ARRL 10 SOHP CW

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                    ARRL 10-Meter Contest - 2024Call: W6PH
Operator(s): W6PH
Station: W6PH

Class: SO CW HP
QTH: Lone Pine CA
Operating Time (hrs): 21.0

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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   CW: 1591   141
  SSB:    0     0
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Total: 1591   141  Total Score = 897,324

Club: Southern California Contest Club

Comments:

K3S SPE 1.3K  1300 watts DXLog
5 el yagi at 60 feet

Conditions were not what I was hoping for with a SFI=171.  Saturday was average.
 Sunday was very unsettled with deep QSB.  My opening to Europe on Saturday was
about 1+30.  On Sunday about 1 hour.  Fortunately most of the European
multipliers answered my CQ's.  I missed UR, LY, SV, and YO.  My QSO totals were
Friday-168, Sat-793, Sun-647.

As always some things happen.  We had a very high wind come through on Saturday
and turned my yagi 90 degrees from its heading.  Fortunately it is easy for me
to see from the window in my shack.  I have a -130 dbm noise floor in my P3.  In
the middle of a good run to Europe on Saturday, I got a horrendous noise similar
to an automobile ignition but there were no vehicles near me and it raised the
grass to -90 dbm. I couldn't hear any weak signals. It lasted about 20 minutes
and then disappeared for the rest of the contest. I had some problems with my
old Dell laptop running XP.  It would occasionally lock out the keying.  Just a
nuisance.  Time to upgrade.

My last state was WY.  Toward the end of the contest I was called by AC7AF and
ten minutes later by W6KGP.  That was the only missing state after Saturday.

I didn't work any zone 30 or 32.  Mt Whitney (14,500 ft) is five miles west of me.  

I really like the ARRL 10 Meter Contest.  It is basically a daytime event
allowing normal sleep at night.  Good for an 83 year old.  Despite these issues
it was a great contest.  The goal is to have an enjoyable time and I achieved
that.

Kurt W6PH


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